Yenagoa, Nigeria – Former Super Eagles head coach Finidi George don suffer heartbreak again as him team, Rivers United, lose to Bayelsa United on Wednesday night with 1-0 for NPFL.
Kehinde Malik score the only goal for Bayelsa in the 19th minute, which put Rivers United for serious wahala. This loss mean Rivers United no fit take advantage of Remo Stars wey no play this round, and their chance to catch up don become more difficult.
Finidi George lamented after the match that his team no deserve to lose. He talk say, “They won it but if we want to go about the play and what really happened, we don’t deserve to lose today.” He also add that he go focus on the next game against Remo Stars. “But that’s football, we are not focused on Bayelsa. We have to think about our next home match which is against Remo,” he said.
The defeat hit hard for Finidi George as e try navigate the pressure wey dey come from being behind in the race for the championship. Rivers United now dey find am hard to keep up with Remo Stars, who dey lead the league table. Dis match be serious opportunity wey the team waste to push closer to the top.
Dis na familiar story for Finidi, wey step down from Super Eagles after the failure to qualify for World Cup last year, with only one point from six matches against South Africa and Benin Republic. Fans dey hope say him fit inspire him players to bounce back as dem prepare for the crucial match against league leaders.
Finidi George, a skilled coach, know how important am to lift morale after losses. E go use dis next match to test the resolve of him players as dem dey face Remo Stars, who dey sharp for di league. Rivers United fans dey pray for a positive turnaround for their team and for their coach to find di right strategies to overcome dem setbacks.
As dem prepare to face Remo Stars, supporters go dey watch and dey expect a better performance from Rivers United to salvage dis season before e dey too late.
